Create Your Own Diary Film

A diary film is a genre where directors document their own lives, thoughts, and emotions. Come and make your own! Led by Armando Salazar, this class will happen over three nights and will allow you to plan, shoot, get feedback, and then present a finished short diary film. Diary film is a genre where directors document their own lives, thoughts, and emotions. It stretches back to the earliest days of filmmaking. By the end of the three nights you will have a finished short film. Armando Salazar’s work explore space, subject, time as a narrative, family and social ties, and the construction of identity. His work on diary films comes from a personal archive of about 100 recorded hours which began in 2008. And it’s still growing! The breakdown will be: Thursday, August 13, 6pm to 8pm: - Introduction to Diary Films - Examples of Diary Films - Discussion of possible ideas to be created - Instructions on how to capture moments for your film Thursday, August 20, 6pm to 8pm: - Review of footage and edits - Feedback for final version Friday, August 28, 6pm to 8pm - Showcase of films with critique This event is sponsored by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers. CSIF was founded in 1978 by a collective of twelve filmmakers who saw the growing need for film resources and film equipment on the traditional Treaty 7 territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Iyarhe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), also known as Calgary, Alberta. Now over 40 years later we are an integral part of the growing cultural community in Calgary and are excited about new collaborations and opportunities.